Elephants prepare to cross a road as cars drive by in Kasane in the Chobe district Northern Botswana on May 28 2019 Last month the government lifted...
{"Image ImageDescription": "Elephants prepare to cross a road as cars drive by in Kasane, in the Chobe district, Northern Botswana, on May 28, 2019. - Last month, the government lifted a blanket hunting ban, imposed in 2014 by then-president Ian Khama, on the grounds that elephant numbers were growing. The decision angered many conservationists and stirred up a political hornet's nest as elections loom later this year. Botswana fended off criticism of its decision to end the five-year ban, saying the move would not threaten the elephant population. (Photo by MONIRUL BHUIYAN / AFP)        (Photo credit should read MONIRUL BHUIYAN/AFP via Getty Images)"}